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By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by four Democratic-leaning states to lift a cap on federal deductions for state and local taxes put in place as part of a 2017 tax overhaul under Republican former President Donald Trump. The justices turned away an appeal by New York, Connecticut, …

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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court said Devin Nunes, the former California congressman and an ally of former U.S. President Donald Trump, cannot revive his defamation lawsuit against CNN over reports he was involved in efforts to uncover damaging Ukraine-related information about Joe Biden. In a 2-1 decision on Thursday, …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House released an action plan on Thursday aimed at advancing racial and gender equity across the federal government to improve diversity. The strategy is aimed at working to ensure the federal government is a model for diversity and equity and preventing discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual …

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By Jarrett Renshaw PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s decision to endorse celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz in the Pennsylvania Senate race has divided local Republican Party officials and stunned close advisers who thought he had decided to stay out of the contest to pick a Republican candidate, two sources familiar with internal deliberations told Reuters. Oz …

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Mark Meadows, who served as former Republican President Donald Trump’s chief of staff and echoed his false claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election, has been removed from the voter roll in North Carolina as the state investigates possible irregularities in his registration. “The Macon County Board of …

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chief executives of U.S. meatpackers Cargill, Tyson Foods, JBS and National Beef Packing have agreed to testify at a Congressional hearing discussing cattle markets and price increases for consumers, House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott said on Wednesday. “It is very important, very vital, and very urgent that we …

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By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – The city of Springfield, Massachusetts has agreed to carry out reforms to resolve claims that its narcotics officers routinely used excessive force, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday, in the first settlement of its type under President Joe Biden. The settlement was the first court-enforced consent decree to …

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By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s public approval rating fell to 41% this week, a blow to his Democratic Party’s hopes of retaining control of Congress in November’s elections, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll. Sagging under the weight of higher consumer costs, the 41% approval rating was just above Biden’s …

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin pleaded not guilty to bribery and related criminal charges on Tuesday, after prosecutors said he directed state funds to a group controlled by a real estate developer who was a campaign donor. Benjamin entered his plea in Manhattan federal court. (Reporting by Luc Cohen in …

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